STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

PAUL BUNYAN RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
PAUL BUNYAN RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (EIN 41-0745441)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201703199349310920
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-15T13:59:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411360831PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12675 LONG LAKE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55113ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN410745441EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PAUL BUNYAN RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPAULBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2184441234PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11831 ANNE ST NW SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBEMIDJICityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP566015660ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGARY JOHNSONPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2184441234PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonL JOSEPH MAYER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00092661PTIN
Phone6514834521PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address66.162.54.114IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-09IPDt
IP Tm11:09:57IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGARY JOHNSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11831 ANNE ST NW SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBEMIDJICityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP566015660ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$59,113,198GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.PAULBUNYAN.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1952FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TO COOPERATIVE MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee135TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$823,334TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$410,685NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Investment Income$79,622CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$286,305PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$203,745CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$56,510,216PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$57,979,903CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$47,199,447PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$48,871,157CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$56,266,350PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$57,898,099CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$243,866PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$81,804CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$133,895,359TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$133,147,502TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$59,310,533TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$55,024,038TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$74,584,826NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$78,123,464NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee135EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Members And Shr Gross Income$40,902,076MembersAndShrGrossIncomeAmt
Other Sources Gross Income$1,214,317OtherSourcesGrossIncomeAmt
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2184441234PhoneNum

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CityBEMIDJICityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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KATHY PETERSON
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,934$0$0
JIM TARBELL
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$26,120$0$0
GARY EKLUND
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$29,134$0$0
TIM HINS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,372$0$0
GLENDA MARTIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$21,641$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$32,640$0$0
JAMES SUTTON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$33,063$0$0
RANDY FRISK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$29,716$0$0
DAVE SCHULTZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$189,472$0$47,576
GARY JOHNSON
CEO & GM40.00Yes (X)$301,415$0$66,293
ROBERT ST CLAIR
NETWORK OPERATIONS MANAGER40.00$155,992$0$41,978Yes (X)
STEVE HOWARD
INFO, TECH & DEVELOPMENT M40.00$154,086$0$41,659Yes (X)
LEO ANDERSON
DATA SERVICES SUPERVISOR40.00$122,542$0$36,385Yes (X)
TIFFANY FALK
INSTALL REPAIR40.00$102,376$0$22,901Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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NORTH CENTRAL SERVICE INC
5487 HART LN NWBEMIDJIMN56601FIBER CONSTRUCTION$4,521,222
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT LLC
1831 ANNE ST NWBEMIDJIMN56601FIBER CONSTRUCTION$3,853,591
COOPERATIVE NETWORK SERVICES LLC
PO BOX JMENAHGAMN56464ENGINEERING$842,637
NATIONAL INFORMATION SOLUTIONS COOPERATI
3131 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE NWMANDANND58554BILLING$714,685
OLSEN THIELEN & COMPANY
2675 LONG LAKE ROADST PAULMN55113AUDIT AND CONSULTING$286,254
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
TELEPHONE SERVICES517000$56,349,111$56,209,483$139,628
PARTNERSHIP INCOME517000$643,238$666,802-$23,564
TELEVISION ADS541800$443,484$443,484
ADVERTISING541800$254,161$254,161
RETAIL OUTLET453000$6,017$6,017

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Unrelated Business Revenue$525UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$700UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$38,803ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$325,981RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$57,390RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$268,591RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$268,591RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,000,000SecuritiesAmt
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Other$75,905OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40,119TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$40,119ExclusionAmt

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MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE517000$2,383$2,383
BAD DEBT RECOVERY517000-$67,229-$67,229
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Other Revenue Total-$64,846OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$78,922ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,352,596TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,520,295TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,154,051TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,487TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$695,628TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,625,121TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,944,951TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
TAXES$172,557
VIDEO$14,198,645
PLANT EXPENSE$5,309,661
INTERNET$5,110,297

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,617,810TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,898,099TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,170,992BOYAmt
EOY$1,393,778EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$4,581,437BOYAmt
EOY$1,098,805EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$193,580BOYAmt
EOY$35,567EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,668BOYAmt
EOY$190,584EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$390,295BOYAmt
EOY$310,191EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$235,686,599LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$128,087,835LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,415,484BOYAmt
EOY$107,598,764EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,948,990BOYAmt
EOY$1,977,110EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$2,050,287BOYAmt
EOY$1,913,340EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,993,611BOYAmt
EOY$8,951,552EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,646BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,460,369BOYAmt
EOY$9,677,811EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,895,359BOYAmt
EOY$133,147,502EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,099,665BOYAmt
EOY$5,090,010EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,247,470BOYAmt
EOY$46,670,464EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,963,398BOYAmt
EOY$3,263,564EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,310,533BOYAmt
EOY$55,024,038EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,048,984BOYAmt
EOY$75,609,003EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,535,842BOYAmt
EOY$2,514,461EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,584,826BOYAmt
EOY$78,123,464EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,895,359BOYAmt
EOY$133,147,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$81,804ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$3,456,834OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$565,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$565,841BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,451,392OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,470,097DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,981,295BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$241,214OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$241,214DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$222,428,152OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$123,376,524DepreciationAmt
Book Value$99,051,628BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$107,598,764TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT IN COOPERATIVE DEV$2,660,775C
INVESTMENT IN IES LLC/E911$558,347C
INVESTMENT IN NW MN SPEC ACCESS$13,012C
INVESTMENT IN BROADBAND VISION$289,218C
INVESTMENT IN CNS, LLC$359,257C
INVESTMENT IN PINNACLE PUB.$5,070,943C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$8,951,552TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE$4,801,454
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES$2,308,042
TELEPHONE PLANT UNDER CONST.$2,505,844
INCOME TAXES RECEIVABLE$62,471
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,677,811TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPOST RETIREMENT BENEFITDesc
Amt$3,263,564Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,263,564TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$57,979,903TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$57,979,903RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$57,979,903TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$51,545,503TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$51,545,503ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$6,352,596OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,352,596ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$57,898,099TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:FIN 48 DISCLOSURE FROM AUDITED FINANCIALS STATEMENTS: THE COMPANY REVIEWS INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THIS INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE COMPANY RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS. THE COMPANY HAS IDENTIFIED NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE COMPANY'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION FOR TAX YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2015.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ALLOCATION OF 2016 MARGINS REPORTED ON PAGE 10, PART IX, LINE 4: $6,352,596

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVE SCHULTZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$189,472$0$0$0$0$0$31,680$0$15,896$0$237,048$0$0$0
GARY JOHNSON
CEO & GM$301,415$0$0$0$0$0$50,397$0$15,896$0$367,708$0$0$0
ROBERT ST CLAIR
NETWORK OPERATIONS MANAGER$155,992$0$0$0$0$0$26,082$0$15,896$0$197,970$0$0$0
STEVE HOWARD
INFO, TECH & DEVELOPMENT M$154,086$0$0$0$0$0$25,763$0$15,896$0$195,745$0$0$0
LEO ANDERSON
DATA SERVICES SUPERVISOR$122,542$0$0$0$0$0$20,489$0$15,896$0$158,927$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE COOPERATIVE SHALL BE WITHOUT CAPITAL STOCK AND MAY ADMIT APPLICANTS TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE COOPERATIVE ON SUCH UNIFORM CONDITIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COOPERATIVE. MEMBERS SHALL HAVE ONLY ONE VOTE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COOPERATIVE, AND MEMBERSHIP SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT WITH THE APPROVAL AND CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE COOPERATIVE IS MEMBER-OWNED, AND EACH MEMBER HAS AN EQUAL VOTING RIGHT TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE COOPERATIVE'S OPERATIONS. EACH MEMBER RECEIVES A SHARE OF THE CAPITAL CREDITS THE COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTES ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BIF THE BYLAWS ARE CHANGED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MEMBER APPROVAL IS REQUIRED
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BNO FORMAL ACTION IS TAKEN WITHIN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S CFO REVIEWS THE RETURN FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE RETURN BY ITS EXPERT CONSULTANTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD REVIEWS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS BASED ON INDUSTRY COMPARISON ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.PAULBUNYAN.NET. COPIES OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY BE INSPECTED AT OUR OFFICE ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24ENETWORK OPERATIONS 3,848,900. CORPORATE OPERATIONS 1,665,990. CUSTOMER OPERATIONS 1,577,892. OTHER SERVICES 1,170,390. PROPERTY TAXES 240,634. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 114,004.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EXCISE TAX REFUNDS 34,069. UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 7,680. RETIREMENT OF PATRONAGE CAPITAL -2,826,646. CHANGE IN POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT -110,865. ALLOCATION OF 2016 MARGINS REPORTED ON PAGE 10, PART IX, LINE 4: 6,352,596.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHERN COMMUNICATIONS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11831 ANNE ST NW SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBEMIDJICityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP566015612ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411441285EIN
Primary ActivitiesTELECOMMUNICATIONSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$81,804TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$462,988EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PAUL BUNYAN RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtPredominant Income TypePredominantIncomeTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtDisproportionate AllocationsDisproportionateAllocationsIndGeneral Or Managing PartnerGeneralOrManagingPartnerIndOwnershipOwnershipPct
PINNACLE PUBLISHING LLC
4030 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE NWBEMIDJIMN56601411988427PUBLISHINGMNPAUL BUNYAN RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEINVESTMENT$3,849$5,791,767000.66950
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT LLC
1831 ANNE STREET NW SUITE 100BEMIDJIMN56601411850466CONTRACTINGMNPAUL BUNYAN RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEINVESTMENT$233,518$3,010,378000.50000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd